EMDocs

JULY 30, 2024

Shortly after this, he began vomiting, and developed a tonic clonic seizure. There was no prodromal illness, recent trauma, polyuria or polydipsia, family history of seizure disorder or diabetes. When should I suspect PNU poisoning? How do I treat PNU poisoning? Fortunately, PNU poisoning is rare. N Engl J Med.

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Northwestern EM Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

Clinical Findings of Methanol Poisoning CNS sedation Seizures Rapid, Deep Breathing Hypotension Ocular findings: Blindness Afferent pupillary defect Optic disk hyperemia Mydriasis Ethylene Glycol Toxicity Similarly, the toxic metabolites of ethylene glycol cause end-organ damage at levels greater than 20mg/dl.

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Taming the SRU

APRIL 17, 2023

Poison centers across the United States receive over 100,000 reports of exposures to toxic plants annually. The majority of ingestion cases occur in pediatric patients and are often minor due to low quantities of exposure. The majority of ingestion cases occur in pediatric patients and are often minor due to low quantities of exposure.

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Taming the SRU

MAY 1, 2023

Subsequent exposure results in a T-cell mediated response (Type IV hypersensitivity reaction) Plants: Toxicodendron species (poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac) Also present in foods, including pistachio, cashew, and mango.

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Cook County EM Blog

MAY 29, 2023

Signs and symptoms of toxicity include alerted mental status, seizures, CNS depression, apnea, respiratory failure, hypotension, ventricular dysrhythmias, and cardiac arrest. If a therapeutic dose is chewed, it can lead to bronchospasm, laryngospasm, seizures, and cardiovascular collapse which further reinforces the danger to children.

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ALiEM

AUGUST 16, 2023

Dyspnea Headache Syncope Coma Seizures How can you diagnose methemoglobinemia? Pediatr Rev. Chemically induced methemoglobinemia from aniline poisoning. 4] The most common confirmatory test for methemoglobinemia is co-oximetry (multiple-wavelength oximetry) and results are usually reported as a percentage of methemoglobin.

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ACEP Now

DECEMBER 10, 2023

5 Symptoms of milkweed poisoning may include abdominal discomfort, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, lethargy, and confusion, progressing to seizures, heart rhythm changes, and bradycardia. corneal toxicity secondary to latex from Asclepias curassavica in a pediatric patient. J Chem Ecol. 2019;45(1):50-60. Yang JF, Beal CJ.

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Taming the SRU

APRIL 13, 2023

Vaishnav Hyperthermia: abnormally high body temperature due to thermoregulatory failure Severe hyperthermia: temp greater than 40.5C EtOH, amphetamines, or cocaine) Prescription drugs (i.e. cuffed ETT) preloaded and intubate through the stoma if PPV needed Infection (i.e.

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Taming the SRU

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Can also extend this logic to those with TBI’s or trauma patients are inebriated Can attempt try to mitigate the risk and harm associated with iWBCT’s Future use of low-dose iWBCT Full-body MR imaging is already being used in pediatric patients Logistic regression in REACT-2 patient population identified 10 characteristics to warrant iWBCT in patients (..)

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Pediatric Education

MAY 7, 2023

What are services that a poison center can offer? Pediatr Neurol. D’Alessandro, MD Professor of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Questions for Further Discussion 1. What are some common toxidromes? What are common treatments for anxiety and depression? Insidious Onset of Serotonin Syndrome in a 6-Year-Old Boy. 2019;90:66-67.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 4, 2024

Bupropion lowers the seizure threshold and even at therapeutic doses patients can have seizures. 6 Severe toxicity: Seizures: It is unclear if seizures are caused by bupropion or the active metabolite, hydroxybupropion. 3 Seizures are dose-dependent. 3 Seizures are dose-dependent.

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Taming the SRU

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

opiates or anticholinergics): Use initial nomogram and treat if initial level is above the treatment line. haffner and wright The number of psychiatric emergencies across the U.S., haffner and wright The number of psychiatric emergencies across the U.S., haffner and wright The number of psychiatric emergencies across the U.S.,

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EB Medicine

AUGUST 1, 2018

Jeff: Medicinally, cannabinoids are currently used in the treatment of chronic pain syndromes, complications of multiple sclerosis and paraplegia, weight loss due to appetite suppression in HIV/aids, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, seizures, and many other neuropsychiatric disorders.

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